父母之命，媒妁之言
fù​mǔ​zhī​mìng​méi​shuò​zhī​yán

command of parents and words of matchmakers

  • created sense approved 父母之命，媒妁之言 · fù​mǔ​zhī​mìng​méi​shuò​zhī​yán · command of parents and words of matchmakers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    父母之命，媒妁之言

    fù​mǔ​zhī​mìng​méi​shuò​zhī​yán

    command of parents and words of matchmakers

    (idiom) refers to the traditional practice where a marriage must be decided by the parents and arranged through a matchmaker

    父母 (literal) → 父母 · fù​mǔ · parents 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · order ， (non_chinese) 媒妁 (literal) → 媒妁 · méi​shuò · matchmaker 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

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